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RCMP looking for three suspects after man dies from serious assault
UPDATE: On April 25, Colton Swiftwolfe and Wionna Katcheech were arrested by multiple units from the RCMP, including Saskatchewan RCMP's Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST), the Saskatchew...
Apr 24, 2023

Multiplex fire on Mosquito First Nation displaces several families, starts large grassfire
A fire on Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation has burnt down an entire multiplex.The blaze started in the building Monday afternoon and created a grassfire that has since spread to th...
Apr 24, 2023

B.C. Crown says bail policy changes need to come from federal government
VICTORIA - British Columbia has one of Canada's strictest bail condition policies for prosecutors to ask for custody orders, yet repeat violent offenders continue to be released in the majority of cas...
Apr 24, 2023

Smith declines to disavow comments urging out-of-pocket payments for health care
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith is declining to say whether she stands by or disavows earlier comments she made proposing Albertans pay out-of-pocket for medically insured services as a way to keep ...
Apr 24, 2023

Two facing charges related to 'significant' drug seizure near Maidstone
Two people are facing charges following what police say was a "significant" seizure of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine near Maidstone. Maidstone RCMP said they performed a roadside stop for a li...
Apr 24, 2023

Town looks at recreation facilities' usage in 2022
Looking back on 2022, the Town of Battleford saw an increase in some of its recreation facilities' usage to pre-pandemic levels in some areas. Parks and Recreation Manager Jordan Schechtel said each y...
Apr 24, 2023

AP source: Rockets hire ex-Celtics coach Udoka as new coach
HOUSTON (AP) - Ime Udoka has been hired as the new coach of the Houston Rockets, a source familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. Udoka led the Celtics to the NBA Finals last seaso...
Apr 24, 2023

Similarities in testimony from Vancouver officers at Myles Gray inquest
BURNABY, B.C. - Several patterns have emerged after the last few Vancouver police witnesses testified at a coroner's inquest into the death of Myles Gray in August 2015. The 14 officers who have testi...
Apr 24, 2023

Melfort woman finishes London Marathon, close to finishing all world's major marathons
A Melfort woman is one step closer to completing all the world's most famous marathons. Robyn Luthi finished the London Marathon over the weekend, marking the fourth Abbott World Marathon Major she's ...
Apr 24, 2023

North Dakota governor signs law banning abortion at 6 weeks
North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure at six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases o...
Apr 24, 2023